Alabama

South Alabama's Blair Johnson, pictured here making a diving catch against UAB in the season-opener, was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Monday for her play last week. Johnson had 10 hits and eight runs batted in in five games last week. (Mike Kittrell/mkittrell@al.com)

Johnson earned the award following a noteworthy weekend for the Jaguars. She batted .556 (10-for-18) last week and drove in eight runs. She had a .889 slugging percentage and .526 on-base percentage last week as well. Two of her eight runs driven in came on one swing, a two-run homer that helped lead the No. 19 Jaguars to a 3-2 victory against No. 17 Georgia. It was the Jaguars' third victory against a nationally-ranked team this season.

Johnson, a native of Kimberly, also tied the South Alabama single-game record for RBI with four thanks to a 4-for-4 hitting performance against Lehigh last weekend. Her home run in the bottom of the first against No. 17 Georgia put the Jags back on top after the Bulldogs scored one in the top of the inning. The Jaguars are now 11-1 on the season.

South Alabama returns to action Wednesday with a road game at Nicholls State that begins at 5 p.m. The team will follow that game by participating in the Gulf Coast Softball Classic in Gulfport, Miss., Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Jags are scheduled to play five games in the event, facing Ohio University, Chattanooga, Texas-San Antonio, Nicholls State and Baylor.